Where does “Alcibiades” come from?
Alcibiades comes from Latin Alcibiades, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης, derived from ἀλκή meaning strength, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷey-.
Ancestry of “Alcibiades”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Alcibiadēs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλκιβιάδης | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀλκή | prowess, force; defense, guard; battle, fight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |